1. 八年级上册

2. Module 10
The weather
Unit 1
It might snow.

3. Warming-up sunny windy cloudy rainy snowy rain snow wind Weather
shower
cloudy
rainy
cloud
storm
snowy

4. How can we know the weather?
We can know the weather through the weather forecast.
“the weather forecast” means “天气预报”
Who makes the weather forecast?
The weatherman makes the weather forecast. (天气预报员)

5. ℃?
It is a unit for temperature (温度).
“℃” refers to degree, and centigrade. 度
摄氏温度
描述天气的形容词:
cool —
warm
cold —
hot
多云的: 多雨的:
下雪的: 有风的:
晴朗的: 寒冷的:
rainy
cloudy
snowy
windy
sunny
freezing

6. Can you read? between minus seven and plus one degrees
-7℃ ~ 1℃
5℃ ~ 8℃
between minus seven and plus one degrees
between five and eight degrees

7. n. adj. stormy rainy windy Weather cloudy snowy warm cool cold hot
比一比，看谁说出的相关词汇多。 n.
adj.
shower
storm
rain
wind
cloud
snow
stormy
rainy
windy
Weather
cloudy
snowy
warm
cool
cold
hot

8. Fill in the blanks according to the pictures.
　It’s ______.
rainy
　It’s ______.
foggy
　It’s _____________.
a heavy shower
　 ________ comes.
Lightning

9. 　It’s ______.
snowy
　It’s _______.
cloudy
　It’s _______.
sunny
　It’s _______.
windy

10. Teaching aims Key words :
cold snow storm cloudy rainy snowy windy skate
thick ice joke might temperature degree although
wet neither wish probably
2. key structure:
And it’s cloudy too, so it might snow.
It’s probably sunny and hot there.
3. Ability:
To understand conversation about weather.
To talk about possibilities.

11. Words and expressions cloud shower snow storm cloudy rainy snowy sunny
/klaud/
/'ʃauə/
/snəu/
/stɔ:m/
/'klaudi/
/reIni/
/'snəui/
/'sʌni/
cloud
云，云雾 n.
shower
阵雨 n.
snow
雪 n.下雪 v.
暴风雨 n.
storm
cloudy
多云的 adj.
rainy
多雨的；下雨的 adj.
snowy
多雪的；下雪的 adj.
sunny
晴朗的 adj.

12. windy skate thick ice joke might temperature minus /'wIndi/ /skeit/
/θIk /
/aIs/
/dʒəuk/
/maIt/
/'temprItʃə /
/'maInəs/
windy
多风的；刮大风的 adj.
skate
滑冰 v.
thick
厚的 adj.
ice
冰 n.
说玩笑；开玩笑 v.
笑话；玩笑 n.
joke
might
可能；也许 v.aux.
temperature
温度 n.
minus
负的；零下的 adj.

13. degree although wet neither terrible wish probably /dI'gri:/
/ɔ:l'ðəu /
/wet/
/'naIðə:'ni:ðə/
/'terəbl/
/wiʃ/
/'prɒbəbli /
come on
度；度数 prep.
degree
然而；尽管 conj.
although
wet
下雨的；湿的 adj.
neither
(某人或某事物)也不 adv.
terrible
使人烦恼的；可怕的 adj.
wish
但愿；希望 v.
probably
或许；可能 adv. 快点

14. Work in pairs. Talk about the weather.
Use the words in the boxes to help you.
cloud rain shower snow storm sun wind
cloudy rainy snowy sunny windy

15. cloudy -8~2ºC What’s the weather in Beijing? It’s…
What’s the temperature?

16. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 2. Listen and check the correct information
in the table. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

17. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 3. Then correct the wrong information
in the table. √ √
5℃～8 ℃ √ √
--4℃～2 ℃ √ √ √ √ √ √

18. Are you joking? Sounds great! Me neither. Come on! 4. Watch and read
Everyday English
Are you joking?
Sounds great!
Me neither.
Come on!

19. Then listen and read. Betty: Hey, boys!
Tony: Hi, Betty. Hi, Lingling. Where are you going?
Betty: We’re going to the park to skate. There’s thick
ice on the lake. Are you coming with us?
Tony: Are you joking? It’s really cold today.
Daming: And it’s cloudy too, so it might snow.
Lingling: What’s the temperature?
Tony:It’s between minus eight and minus two
degrees! Winter is colder here than in England.
Daming: Is it snowy in England in December?

20. Tony: Not usually, although this year it snowed quite
a lot. Most Decembers are wet and rainy.
Daming: What’s the weather like in America in
winter, Betty?
Betty: We have cold winters and hot summers. It’s
snowy in New York in winter.
Tony: Sounds great! I like sunny weather, and I like.
snow as well. But I don’t like showers or
windy weather.
Betty: Me neither. Rainy weather is terrible! I wish
I were in Australia now. It’s probably sunny
and hot there.
as well,是固定搭配，意思是“也”。

21. Lingling: You can go to Hainan Island
if you like sunny weather.
Betty: One day I will.
Lingling: Come on, better get going! We can skate in
the park and get warm.

22. Now check (√) the true sentences.
1 Tony and Daming are going to skate.
2 Winter is colder in Beijing than in England.
3 It sometimes snows in England in winter.
4 It usually snows in New York in winter.
5 It is not hot in the USA in Summer.
6 Tony does not like windy weather. × √ √ × √ √

23. 5 Complete the passage with the
correct form of the words from the box.
dangerous degree joke may minus skate temperature
When it’s very cold it might be safe to (1)_______
on lakes, but be very careful! Although it
(2) _______feel cold, it might not be safe. The
(3) ___________ has to be at least (4) _______ one or two (5) _______ or even colder for several weeks. Falling through the ice is(6) _________.I am not
(7) _______ !
skate
may
temperature
minus
degrees
dangerous
joking

24. Language points 1. come on, better get going
better get going = had better go
最好现在走 / 去
如： We’d better get going
(=we’d better go now),or we’ll be late.
我们做好现在就走，不然要迟到了。

25. 情态动词: must may might
1. You must be joking!
2. It may not even be cold.
3. It might be windy.

26. 1. must (一定): 表示具有很大的可能性。
He must be ill. He doesn’t come today.
2. may (可能): 暗含不确定的意思。
He may be at home .
3. might:表可能，但它的含义比 may
更不确定。
He might come soon .

27. 6 Listen to the speaker asking a
question or showing surprise.
What’s the weather like?

28. 7 Listen and write * if the speaker is
asking a question or ** if he is showing
surprise. *
1 When is the best time to visit your country?
2 What clothes should she bring?
3 What is the temperature?
4 Where are you going? * ** **
Now listen again and repeat.

29. 8 Work in pairs. Tell the story.
Make a weather forecast for different cities in China. Use the correct information in the table in Activity 2 to help you.
Now say what the weather might or might not be like in your town.
tomorrow next week next month
It’ll probably be cold tomorrow.

30. Exercise A ---Look! The man at the gate ___ be
our headmaster. He is always
standing there every morning.
--- No, it ________ be him. He is
holding a meeting in the office now.
A. must, can’t B. must, mustn’t
C. can’t, can’t D. can’t, mustn’t
(2009·甘肃兰州) A

31. 2. ---____ I take some photos in the
hall?
---No, you ______.
Can; needn't B. Must; mustn't
C. Could; won't D. May; mustn't
（2009·广州） D

32. C C 3.—Whose notebook is this? —It ____ Jane’s. It has her name on it.
A. must be B. might belong to C. may be
（2009·山东淄博）
4.—May I watch TV for a while？
—No, you ___ You have to finish your homework first.
A. shouldn't B. needn't
C. mustn't D. won't
（2009·湖北武汉） C C

33. C B 5. ---Could you please come to the museum with me this afternoon?
---Sorry, I ______ . I have to take a piano lesson at 2 pm.
A. couldn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t D. needn’t
（2009·山东威海）
6. ---What would you send to your sister as the Christmas gift?
---I haven’t decided yet. I ______ send her a handbag.
A. shall B. may C. must
（2009·四川成都） C B

34. B B 7. — Bob, shall we go and meet our new classmate?
— Sorry. I'm busy now. But you____
ask David to go with you．He is free．
A．need B．may C．would D．must
8. —What will the weather be like
tomorrow?
— It ______ be rainy, cloudy or sunny.
Who knows?
A. must B. might C. shall D. should B B

35. 一、用所给单词的适当形式填空。
The radio says that it will be _____
(snow) tomorrow.
2. — How is the weather today?
— It’s _____ (sun).
3. There are a lot of _____ (cloud) in the
sky. I think it will rain soon.
4. It’s raining outside now. The ground
is getting _____ and _____ (wet).
5. This weekend will be cold and _____
(wind) and I will stay at home.
snowy
sunny
clouds
wetter wetter
windy

36. 1. There was a hard ______ (阵雨) yesterday morning in our city.
根据句意及汉语提示, 写出相应的单词。
1. There was a hard ______ (阵雨)
yesterday morning in our city.
2. — What’s the __________ (温度) outside?
— It’s 28 degrees.
3. It’s _______ (冷极了) now, but he was
still working outside.
4. She is badly ill and ________ (很可能)
won’t come to have the meeting.
5. Your black shirt isn’t ___ (干的), so please put on another one.
shower
temperature
freezing
probably
dry

37. Homework
Listen to the tape and read the dialogue.